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Latin Names

Latin names are plentiful throughout English-speaking countries, as Latin is one of the root languages for English. Latin names include many of the most popular baby names in the Western world, including Lucy and Oliver, Julia, and Miles.

Latin names in the US Top 100 for girls include Ava, Clara, Lillian, Olivia, and Stella. For boys, Latin names in the US Top 100 include Dominic, Lucas, Julian, Roman, and Sebastian. In Rome, popular names include Cecilia, Viola, Christian, and Santiago.

Of course, many unique baby names have Latin origins too, such as Sidra, Domino, and Vesper. Latin was the language of ancient Rome, another source for fashionable modern names, such as Augustus, Cassius, and Octavia.

Browse all of our Latin baby names here. The top names below rank among the current US Top 1000 Baby Names and are ordered by popularity. Unique names rank below the Top 1000 and are listed alphabetically.

Jax Jax is a gender-neutral name of American ori...
Origin:Modern invented name
1662
Mckinley

Meaning: son of the fair hero

Origin:Scottish
7237
Stone The meaning of Stone is 'the dweller by the ...
Origin:Word name
580
Shiloh

Meaning: tranquil

Origin:Biblical place-name, Hebrew
402
Sierra

Meaning: saw

Origin:Spanish
868
Apple

Meaning: apple

Origin:English nature name
955
Tula

Meaning: mountain peak, a Libra, or to be tranquil

Origin:Choctaw, Hindi, or Kiswahili
974
Carolina

Meaning: free man

Origin:Variation of Caroline; also place-name
1118
Presley

Meaning: priest's meadow

Origin:English
1119
Malia

Meaning: bitter

Origin:Hawaiian variation of Mary
1323
Brooklyn Brooklyn is a name derived from an English s...
Origin:Place-name
1379
Yona

Meaning: bear; dove

Origin:Cherokee or variation of Jonah, Hebrew
3925
Issi

Meaning: deer

Origin:Choctaw, Native American
3949
Coahoma

Meaning: red panther

Origin:Choctaw, Native American
3981
Yimmi

Meaning: believes

Origin:Choctaw, Native American
4110
Walela

Meaning: hummingbird

Origin:Cherokee
4170
Kinta

Meaning: deer

Origin:Choctaw, Native American
4300
Noya

Meaning: beauty; sand

Origin:Hebrew or Cherokee
4434
Tennessee The name Tennessee has its roots in the Cher...
Origin:Native American, Cherokee, place-name
3977
Atsila

Meaning: fire

Origin:Cherokee
4787